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10 Dec 2023

B4E+YIB Holiday Open House and this Week’s Meetings

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We start out today with a Hearty Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate -- may the light continue to increase! Before we get to anything else, please check your calendar and then sign up here for the  Fabulous Brookline for Everyone + Yes! In Brookline Holiday Open House on Monday, December 18, from 6:30-9:00 pm (location near Coolidge Corner). We have lots to…
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03 Dec 2023

B4E + YIB Holiday Open House, Brookline Holiday Toy Drive, and this Week’s Meetings and Events

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Greetings everyone, and happy December! It is a busy month with Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, and lots of parties, so before we get to the week ahead, we are delighted to announce the Fabulous Brookline for Everyone + Yes! In Brookline Holiday Open House in two weeks on Monday, December 18, from 6:30-9:00 pm (location near Coolidge Corner). We have…
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19 Nov 2023

Town Meeting Recap + Happy Thanksgiving

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Greetings everyone, For those who didn’t see our “Special Edition” on Wednesday, let’s repeat the big news: Town Meeting passed meaningful MBTA-CA compliance, including both the “M+ Plan” and the “Harvard Street Rezoning” by the overwhelming margin of 207-33. There has been lots of positive coverage you can review, including in The Boston Globe, Brookline.News, and WBUR. It’s exciting to…
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22 Oct 2023

The “Good News” Edition AND more work needed on Passing MBTA-CA compliance

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We have two exciting updates this week. First, we are delighted to announce that Yes! In Brookline (a coalition which B4E is part of) and Brookline by Design have reached agreement on a set of amendments which, if adopted, would allow both organizations to support The Select Board’s “Consensus Plan” to comply with the MBTA Communities Act (being presented to…
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15 Oct 2023

Congrats to BCDC, MBTA-CA, and Boston Globe Spotlight Article

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Greetings everyone, Congratulations to the Brookline Community Development Corporation (BCDC) on their successful (and fun!) First Annual Gala last night at the Hilton Garden Inn, and to their three honorees: Danielle Mendola, Resident Services Coordinator at the Brookline Housing Authority, Amy Schectman, CEO of 2Life Communities, and James Dyalchand-Ericson, a BHS senior and BCDC volunteer. There was eating, drinking, and…
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17 Sep 2023

MBTA-CA Action/GBIO Teach-in, CPA Updates, and ULI Scholarships

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Greetings everyone. This newsletter will be a little shorter than most, as we are composing it a little earlier than usual before the Rosh Hashanah holiday weekend begins. MBTA-CA Action/Register Now! On Monday, October 2, at 7:00 pm, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization(GBIO)/Brookline Housing Team will be hosting an “MBTA-CA Teach-in/Action” at Temple Sinai, 50 Sewall Ave, near Coolidge Corner.…
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03 Sep 2023

Richard Rothstein and Karilyn Crockett, Brookline Day, HAB Meeting and AHMA Advocacy Training

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Greetings everyone, we hope your August has been good, and has included opportunities for relaxation and for enjoying the final days of summer as we head into Labor Day and the beginning of the “school year” (which still seems so relevant even for those of us far removed from actual schools!). The news in Brookline politics last week was the…
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26 Jun 2023

GBIO Rally Monday and MBTA-CA Updates

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Greetings, everyone, and happy official summer! Let’s start today with a little history. I’ve been doing some research on Brookline’s zoning, especially the down zonings in the 1970s through the 1990s, and came across this great quote in the September 15, 1973 edition of the Brookline Chronicle Citizen. Celia Hozid, then a resident of the senior housing development 100 Centre…
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